She notoriously fabricated a charge of anti-Semitism against Labour member Jean Fitzpatrick at the UK opposition party’s 2016 annual conference.

Labour Friends of Israel was defiant on Tuesday night, insisting that Ryan would “remain in her position as our parliamentary chair” despite her departure from the Labour Party.

In her resignation statement, Ryan claimed Corbyn is responsible for a “culture of anti-Jewish racism and hatred for Israel” and a government led by him “would be an existential threat” to the Jewish community.

In July last year I predicted in the viral Twitter thread embedded above that the right-wing, pro-Israel faction of Labour would implement an exit strategy – but only in a way that could inflict maximum damage on the party.

Other MPs appear likely to follow, such as the staunchly anti-Palestinian, anti-Corbyn Ian Austin.

Characteristically brave from the decent and kind @joanryanEnfield. I’m proud to call her my friend.It shows how much Labour has changed under Jeremy Corbyn that people who have fought all their lives for social justice and against racism like her are having to leave. https://t.co/ks2Y82ikHz

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For the record, Ryan also fiddled her expenses while in Parliament, was caught, and wasn't exactly timely or gracious in paying back the excess she'd taken. This sort of grubby behaviour is pretty much what you can expect from someone who constantly accuses others of bad faith while promoting herself as a beacon of morality. And when you take a look at the Gang of Foreplay (they certainly took their time, didn't they?) you'll find just such an array of brazen chancers.

It is a violation to acquire new land as a result of warfare. Ariel Sharon once admitted that Israel occupied land in Palestine illegally but would continue to do so "...until peace returns to the area.". That's a Catch 22, as peace will never take place as long as there is illegal occupation. In accordance with International Law, Israel should recall all illegal settlers and pay reparations to all Palestinians affected. Calling names like antisemitic changes nothing. Everyone born in that area is semitic anyway.

Do some British politicians actually give Israel a pass for breaking the law and practicing ethnic cleansing if not genocide? SHAME SHAME! Remove them from office!

Isn't it better to have these MPs outside the party than in? Presumably the incremental damage they have sought to inflict on Corbyn and the Labour Party is no longer resonating with Labour voters to a sufficient degree and they are thus taking the nuclear option; the final grand statement. But if Corbyn and Labour can weather this, it will soon become stale news and at least the Party will be rid of them. Is it being too optimistic to see this a sign of their weakness or that their destabilising influence is not much chop anymore? The Party has a chance to pre-select better candidates and the Israeli lobby in the UK has lost some of their loyal foot soldiers for Israel that they have so carefully groomed. Even if one or any of them successfully stood as an Independent unless the next Government is tight on the numbers, it is doubtful that they can have much influence within Parliament.

I wonder if they are a bit miffed at their defection being at least partially overshadowed by the defection of some MPs from the Tory ranks?

The real crisis of how to deal with Brexit must push the manufactured anti-Semitic crisis of the Labour Party into the background. Am not British but the UK right now has a real crisis in Brexit; surely time is up for the puffed up indulgence of a crisis that doesn't exist.

The Labour MPs, friends of Israel failed in their attempts to discredit Jeremy Corbyn while in the Labour party. They are now trying to achieve the same outside the Labour party. Defend Israel no matter what atrocities it commits against the Palestinians. Anyone with an ounce of sense can see that they are more loyal to a foreign country than to Britain.

"Despite her best efforts to throw the election, Ryan actually won an increased majority, riding a national wave of support for Jeremy Corbyn’s popular, moderately socialist manifesto."

But in an interview with the BBC’s Today program Wednesday morning, Ryan disputed this obvious fact, claiming of Corbyn that she “didn’t win my seat on his coattails.”

Your assertions are almost laughable when you reference another article that you wrote:

Despite “your misgivings about the Labour leadership,” Ryan wrote, “I hope that you will consider voting for me as your local MP.” She promised if re-elected “to work for a Labour Party that once again can deserve your confidence” – a not so subtle suggestion that it did not deserve their confidence in this election.

It seems pretty obvious, by your own assertions that she wasn't elected on Corbyn's "coattails".